Apparatus for centrifugal fluid compression.



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be present in Proportionen degree. (leniel y the type of fini in question mee entre inutili ot' it pover which i into tho umn motion nl thc iin' nr in in. impl inning up ummm. .tt ooiiipni'ati'i'vly mipreietnrv-t noli iw there for which tim-blowen'. iii-i non cniploycd, thin proportional lone of work is not cipeeielly noticeiible, lnit should it hr iititt tun to wie this type of hinhhmor to ottoni' compression pri-mim mig-nicchie with tlioee etteined ,by c luider-en ieton ennreeeorntliep onot wor op. o l beet iii the thiid would prohibit. ie Moeuiiopiicel mism?, of this device in on, more u n going o relureii end Ignition the heet of Iiiid not! mit e ciimiiletive expanding in tloonco commieetl the centrifugal mnre prendre lntluence o en.

The defecto o! the nplrnlwlinirem'e' hm nhotui ln Fig. i ere not renieillod hv nimmtthe fen or runner cmntitrioiilly ln tho casing iin seen in Fi .,tl, for hilo nt nnloed or ont-take the 1r irl in romicntrir with 'the hn, es indicated by dotted-limi circli- .giving ree. let it be slid, to only the eddiee produced et the enti-ence of the pi io 1l, et. nt fnllloeil, the tendency of tio :it is to take on eccentric position re iwivhi noted by dotted circle 16, in order to ii low rloliiiihe'it oheirito 1tlni :lheirdniitnrnll ra pe o e pe ,en ini ernnci :iraniennes the an l2 ploive notons the centi-nl or neutral portion o! the whirl and at: u p greet internal friction and eddieii in e oir. Blf? present inventioneeeke to evoid and mi mixe the ob1ectioneeb0i'o mentioned by4 iroriding improvements in n centrifuge! en or oornprwr in whose condi-notion the yhirl created by the rotating fan or ritmiciiii divorced from thc'iintlet-mkng portions of the eir npon nhich ientrlfugnl .forro hun recticclly nded itn e'ect, tline allow. iig o lerger active whirl in proportion to; the diameter of the rininer, einiiller mirfiices iii proportion to the circumference enti vnlnnie of the efectivo whirl, enil avoiding the lerge einoiint o! vieta work diie to tho cr'eetion of eddiee `and interinil friction mtlijn the body o! fluid incident to the conventional ty of centri! l fen-blower. tinong the importent reni til .thus obtained iii the feasibility of condiictinlge multh steige coingremion byv o siiiteb e, coinliiiintion of unitn constructed Aaccordi invention u more fully scribed, *hielt combination cnnutitiiws n part of my invention.

to my heroine .tcido- A be round by suitable meins. The outlet from this chamber i b wey of o elot 28 u tending throughout tin circumference of thnjiin-i'hinnln'i inni hlvnig it total erntetA nurtinniil tiren nf iipui'tin'c, proferiihl iii-uint 10 thu mimi' mi wmihl hiri'qn reti im' t ie nitttiilic pipi: of n i-nniniiiioiiiil tlw annie i-ii ieizitv. with it i-miniilrtiililn fini-lilowcr of 'lho rnnncr il() rotate i-hiarnnoo or corridorpin-v hotwmn its circumference und the 1t natur mill of the chamber itl in order to ivo n lirge etlectii'c whirl reletively to the i inniifter uf the runner and to ellow for iidjiistnicnt of the whirl in eccordenee with ver'iiililo lood. Allndiiilly beyond the ontleb slot 22, the tlnid reaches e. chamber 23 through wlneh it tiowscentripetully to the nxiiil in lot 18' to tho next fen-chnmber 19 vniitiiinnnr ii tinior riniiicr ett 'fixed tu the uhnft 2l. 'lho rlnnnln-i'A ttt' han n nlobmitlrt uit' tn n i-.lninihir '.tl itiniihn: tn Jlh from whinu't' thc tlnitl enters tho thwil fiiiifihnnihoi` titl". inni un nn im hn' it tt muy he ilu .-itil tn i'iirrv tho nnnihor nf singen. throe inizi-it Iii-.ing hui-nin nhnwn ninicly ini roprol0 wiitiitiw of the multi-singt idee contained in my iniintun. i

Olio mill of tho fini-chamber 10 is con ntitntoil hy n disk 24 iihnno huh is threaded in 2 upon thc exit-rim of une of 'the' hoiirings 2li for tho nhiil't itl, it initiihlo iitnfliiiglinx hein provided to prevent. becklnw along tlte ircede kann o higher reliure vliuinlier into n loiverruiiiiire c einher. ii'tho riii of the disk l nre formed rteetli t28 meshing with the tooth of e p nion '.tt iutiitcd through bevel-gearing b e shaft :l0 which intendi tn ltho outside o the onsing. lly thiiiinnins the disk 24 inny he iti- 4tiitnd niid thonehy hc inliniited axmlly tn vitry the width of tlnshit 22 for dilfcrent iiulniinis if ontpnt. lho interior of chiunhi-i' 23 is diritti-il .h r i'iiiliiil this or pnititions :ll into ii iii-rios if i-ninlntai nr portions of tho gentn'iil minhiit nrvhiinilier 23, the purlmsc heini;4 to pi'vi'i-iit inlittion and onniu.'- i nent conti-if il :intimi of the lluid in oniinhi'r '23 w iii-li would unid to oppone that nl' thu llniil in clninihcr 19. The tins ig. n, unrvod knifoed ed plete: 21E! designed tn dell'ect. the i'iiiliii -tii`ngeiitinl euri-outs of nir fmiii `the onsiiig 19 toA s riitliiil diret-tion nf flow, The rciiniining sections or miinpnrtinents of the impro-mir nro in like manner provided with inljnstiihlu disks for i'mying tho widths .of their millet-slots, unil with ritd'iiil tins tn provient rntiitiini nl' thu lliiitl within' their oiith-t-vlieiiilnira. lln` tiniil outlet in thrniigh lipull (Fig, l). 'Flin cmii|iw-nioncliniiiiria-i nml funs iliiuininne in vnlniiiti uml sinn lill ll'efcrringto the ilrnwingn, l1' indicati-.s n uectionel ouin the riit. section of which liu en nxiol in et. ttt to ii oomprenlion lier 19 conteinin ii li ed rote eeA runner 20 ettech to e. elicit chuni- "fon or 21,' ich may iniccigwiit'ely to mrrietpund wit h. the increiwetl deninty nf the ihmhi hiiinlluil `in tliii succosiiltii xtiigon of onniprwsinn.

(')il is ciirrod to thc bearings Sti between ,iso i c rin Mandi cnnnocledh er ng :lth tlle movable: ide un oft euhm- I chamber 19 which leren on e thread 01'.

B .this width ofr the whirl le varied and thewidth of the uint. varied prnl p :ltionatelythor'in nn)- uther login-t! ratio mi 1, in to e mento t e ring.; {tgt} in ehowrlllanllimder both npxl und prelim: control. A lever lili nt nunuecuul ltviltlh a npindlcmtlnveteil lunhdhyln tlyi Y a c murcun :rn In. El. wilma neeiveehnrfnre thi-ling a; nnchfrom e e vo t i and thlp Il.tl'crnor receives motiolxiyhp Tinti l (8 from t e ep retul ropelled by t n cmui prlllcd duid elweretl hy the compreming 1 lpplratua. Should the premurodrop from g i demand o! the dragen apparatus. f the ca city o! the machine will be automnt- 20 icall vice verse. Should the I lpll ot the driven apparat nn -ordecreaee o `loe'd, the capacity i of the compnllor will be automatically re red to corrispond with the incl-ee or ecreeled demand. Obvious! either the preuure or lpeed-control coul be need acparetely.

I ciaimzl. In e centrifugal tluid compre-snor, the combination of a comprension-chamber luwing relatively-omwille walls between which is formed an outlet-uint.v one' of said wolle being threaded, a complemental utntunnry threaded number, gearing for rotatin v the adjustable well to ad'uet the width o seid alot, an inlet to laid c amber, and means to produce e whirl of tluid within" the chamber.

2. In l. centrifugei fluid compressor, the combination of a comprelenmchamber havec ing wall: between which ia formed en nutlet ot one of laid walls being formed with ,en internal thread, en` minimally-threaded ahaftdaenrlng engeginganid internal thread, means to rotate theadjuxtahle wall `for varying the width ofthe outlet-slot, l. shalt mounted in eeid bearing, and n hindi-d runnu` very from ner on eei'd shaft within the chamber.

8. In a. centrifugel lluid compressor, the combination of a compression-chamber having welle between which ie fnnncd nn ontlctalot, cnn of naid waiinV `heini; tlirendvd und l rotatehlo, a. complemento] threaded numlnr, e etnIng-laux tu prevent tinddlnw along the threlds, an eductinn conduit incloniug smid tuning-box, an inlet I o leid c hamintr, and menue to produce a whirl of 'fluid within the chamber.

4. In 'a ycentrifugal tiuid compressor, the

oombinltion of e compreaeiomchamber, u

therein, and meaul for varying the width uf the pert nf'lald chamber occupied by the runner.

= vlnunlu'r, minuut fur varying the width of un id outlet, nl' Illt pll't runner.

6. In s .centrifngal fluid eompreaeor the mmhmntmn of n mmpn'ssinn-chembcr vm 0 inlet and untlnt. inclina for omitting l wurl of `(luid within uuid chamber, and p wl-rontrullml uwnux for varying the width of stud chmnlmr.

7. In n centrifugal ilnid compressor, the mmlgumtmu of n cnmpxrssiun-chamber havlnf mlet. und` outlet. nu-nnn fnrcrenting n wilrl of tluui within snid chamber, and pressure-controlla! uu'nnefor varying thi.l width `of smid chamber.

8. In e centrifugal tlnid compreeeor, the combination of u compression-chamber havand moons for varying the width of snnl chamber occupied by the mg un inlet and a circumambient outlet,

menus for creating n whirl of tluid within said nhambnr und s nicuntmlied means for vurying l ue widt l` of unid outlet.

9. in n wntrifugnl fluid compressor, the combination of u compression-chamber hevinp; un inlet und u circumatnbient outlet., lm nns for fronting n whirl of iluid -withiu stud chamber, und :rossore-controlled means for vnrying im width of said outlet.

Vl0. I n n centrifugal fluid compressor, the combination nl u comprension-chamber havin im inlet. u circumnmbient outlet, und a ai e wnll mm'uhlo to vnry the width of eeid vhnmbcr, menus for varying the width of uniti outlet. nml Juani-controllori mnchnniem for nctuuting snul nnwnhlc n'nll und mid outlcbt'nlyiug nn-uns.

ll. in a 'centrifugal Ilnid comprunmr, the tnulhnutitm nl' u con:prossimi-chamber lluvin" :in inlet, u vircmmunhient outlet, and u si o wnil mnt-nhl:l to vary the width of said chamber, means fm' varying the width of seid outlet., and. pwnsurc-contmllcd mechan-V ism for nulmeting uuid umvnblo wnll nml unid outlet-running mvuns.

'lu testimony wiwi-vof I have nliixi-d my signnturu, in pri-muuuuf two witnesses.

l hleded nnnner for creation a whirl of lluid t0 

